Staff Department of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force

The Staff Department of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force (中国人民解放军陆军参谋部) is a major functional office of the PLAGF in charge of the main staff work of the Service. It is a Theater Deputy-grade unit, and it is based in Beijing.

History
The PLAGF General Staff Department was set up in December 2015 as part of the 2015 military reforms, in a bid to improve the staff direction and guidance.for unit construction. Its first chief of staff was Liu Zhenli (刘振立).

Organization

 * Operations Bureau (作战局)
 * Training Bureau (训练局)
 * Army Branches Bureau (兵种局)
 * Army Aviation Bureau (航空兵局)
 * Units Management Bureau (部队管理局)
 * Planning and Organization Bureau (规划和编制局)
 * Directly Subordinate Units Work Bureau (直属工作局)
 * Cryptography Office (机要密码室)

Chiefs of Staff

 * 1) Lt Gen Liu Zhenli (刘振立)（2016—2021）
 * 2) Lt Gen Huang Ming (黄铭)（2021—2023 Jan）
 * 3) Lt Gen Li Zhonglin (李中林)（2023 Feb—）

Deputy Chiefs of Staff

 * Sr Col Zhang Mingcai (张明才)（2016—）
 * Sr Col Yuan Jichang (袁继昌)（2016年—）
 * Sr Col Zhu Qingsheng (祝庆生)（2016—）

Chief of Staff Chief Assistant

 * Sr Col Han Qiang (韩强)（2016—2018）
 * Sr Col Lu Zhuangang (鲁传刚)（2016—2020）